SS Samleyte
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Name | Samleyte |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2355 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,051,651[1] |
Yard number | 140 |
Way number | 6 |
Laid down | 7 March 1944 |
Launched | 20 April 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Palmer Hoyt |
Completed | 29 April 1944 |
Fate | Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion. |
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Name | Samleyte |
Acquired | 29 April 1944 |
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Fate | Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia, 4 November 1947 |
Status | Sold for scrapping, 17 July 1959 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS Samleyte was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was transferred to the British Ministry of War Transportation (MoWT) upon completion.
Construction[]
Samleyte was laid down on 7 March 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2355, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. Palmer Hoyt, and launched on 20 April 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was turned over to the British Ministry of War Transport, on 29 April 1944. On 4 November 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia. While there, she was used for experimenting the use of cathodic protection (CP) as a preservation method. She was sold to Bethlehem Steel Company, on 17 July 1959. She was removed from the fleet on 21 July 1959.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Samleyte". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- "SS Samleyte". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1944 ships
- James River Reserve Fleet
- Liberty ships transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport